http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/rosemary_bechler_opendemocracy_net/being_asked_to_speak_on_womens_rights_and_democracy Comments for "Being asked to speak on 'women's rights and democracy', " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/rosemary_bechler_opendemocracy_net/being_asked_to_speak_on_womens_rights_and_democracy <p>The Women’s Hour programme this morning gave Inge and her opposite number seven minutes on ‘women’s rights and democracy’, with Martha Carney, a well-known household name in interviewing for the BBC. The programme was billed like this:<br /> <br /> &quot;This month is the fifth anniversary of UN  Resolution 1325, which calls for the full and equal participation of women in  conflict prevention, peace processes and in drawing up democracies. But the  former CIA Middle East specialist Reuel Marc Gerecht commented recently that  equal rights between the sexes is not a precondition for the growth of  democracy. So do women’s rights matter?</p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/rosemary_bechler_opendemocracy_net/being_asked_to_speak_on_womens_rights_and_democracy" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/rosemary_bechler_opendemocracy_net/being_asked_to_speak_on_womens_rights_and_democracy">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/blog/rosemary_bechler_opendemocracy_net/being_asked_to_speak_on_womens_rights_and_democracy#comment Women Making a Difference 5050 Fri, 07 Oct 2005 18:21:57 +0100 Rosemary Bechler 18139 at http://www.opendemocracy.net